Tag: art book

  • 3 Chairs at Quimby’s in Chicago!

    3 Chairs at Quimby’s in Chicago!

    3 Chairs at Quimby’s in Chicago! When I come back in my next life I want to be an artist AND I want to work at Quimby’s in Chicago. Quimby’s is an independently owned bookstore that sells independently-published and small press books, comics, zines and ephemera. They favor the unusual, the aberrant, the saucy and…

  • Broken Pencil Reviews MANIFEST (zine)

    Broken Pencil Reviews MANIFEST (zine)

    Broken Pencil is THE magazine of zine culture and the independent arts. So you know how thrilled I was to see MANIFEST (zine) reviewed in a recent issue. Big shout out to Scott Bryson for his review that concludes: “It’s clear a lot of effort went into this little booklet. Payne’s focus on physical quality…

  • The Sound of Crickets

    The Sound of Crickets

    Did you know that each issue of MANIFEST (zine) includes a Spotify playlist especially curated for readers? For the CRICKETS issue, I had fun playing off the themes of silence, finding one’s voice, and creating from the heart. It features an eclectic set of songs by artists like Disturbed, Grace Carter, Barry Manilow, John Mayer,…

  • WHAT’S THAT? Manifest (zine): Crickets

    WHAT’S THAT? Manifest (zine): Crickets

    MANIFEST ZINEIssue #4, Cricketsby Jen Payne Storytelling is in our DNA says Brené Brown in her book Rising Strong. We share our stories because “we feel most alive when we’re connecting with others and being brave with our stories.” That process, she explains, causes our brains to release cortisol and oxytocin, the chemicals that “trigger…

  • NeW! MANIFEST (zine): CRICKETS

    NeW! MANIFEST (zine): CRICKETS

    MANIFEST ZINEIssue #4, Cricketsby Jen Payne Storytelling is in our DNA says Brené Brown in her book Rising Strong. We share our stories because “we feel most alive when we’re connecting with others and being brave with our stories.” That process, she explains, causes our brains to release cortisol and oxytocin, the chemicals that “trigger…

  • MANIFEST (zine): What’s Old, What’s New, What’s Coming

    Emily Fletcher, author of the awesome book Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance, writes “When we create something — whether it’s dinner for a friend, a presentation at work, a self-published memoir, or a new company — we’re stepping into the unknown and making ourselves vulnerable by putting into concrete terms something we…